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QWAN - Quality Without A Name

The many and varied thoughts of Martyn Foster

Welcome to QWAN - Quality Without A Name. This is the blog of writer Martyn Foster who embodies the spirit of QWAN through producing high quality pieces of writing without being a household name.

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Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation memories

Martyn Foster

Dec 68 min read

Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation memories

Sony’s home gaming console that launched a dynasty.

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Martyn Foster

Dec 9, 20223 min read

Therapeutic Gaming

Come with me if you want to live…or escape or suppress an existential crisis.

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Martyn Foster

Nov 19, 20214 min read

I'm Afraid

Perhaps I should “take a gamble that love exists and do a loving act.”

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Haiku – A lot can be said in such few words

Martyn Foster

Nov 27, 20201 min read

Haiku – A lot can be said in such few words

Poetry and poignance rolled into one.

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Next Next Next Gen – PS5 and Xbox Series X

Martyn Foster

Nov 12, 20202 min read

Next Next Next Gen – PS5 and Xbox Series X

The future is here…again.

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Remake, Remaster, Reboot – The difficulty of creative originality and the power of nostalgia

Martyn Foster

Sep 25, 20203 min read

Remake, Remaster, Reboot – The difficulty of creative originality and the power of nostalgia

I always thought it was “out with the old and in with the new”, not the other way around.

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Ghost of Tsushima – The Samurai game we’ve always wanted is now here

Martyn Foster

Jul 16, 20202 min read

Ghost of Tsushima – The Samurai game we’ve always wanted is now here

How will you take up the fight to the invading Mongols? Honourably? Dishonourably? Discover the Ghost of Tsushima, out Friday 17th.

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Martyn Foster

Jul 14, 20204 min read

Take 5: Epic Soundtracks – Video Games

More than a score to settle.

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The Last of Us: Part II – We did “Endure & Survive”, now what awaits us?

Martyn Foster

Jun 18, 20203 min read

The Last of Us: Part II – We did “Endure & Survive”, now what awaits us?

The highly anticipated sequel to the much acclaimed video game by developer Naughty Dog, “The Last of Us”, is finally out today.

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Party like it’s 1989 - A throwback to what was going on the year I was born

Martyn Foster

Jun 5, 20204 min read

Party like it’s 1989 - A throwback to what was going on the year I was born

“Marty! We have to go back!” I like reflecting, I like looking back, it reminds me of where I’ve come from to get to where I am now.

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Man, Myth, Legend – Heroes have a thousand faces

Martyn Foster

Apr 3, 20202 min read

Man, Myth, Legend – Heroes have a thousand faces

We are storytelling creatures, and of all the archetypes, the “Hero” archetype is probably the most universally known and loved...

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